The Imperial County Public Health Department reported five more deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The numbers released Thursday morning show there are now 170 deaths reported. That number was 165 Wednesday. An additional 120 individuals have tested positive for the virus , going from 8,799 on Wednesday to 8,919 on Thursday. The number of active cases in Imperial County dropped a bit , from 998 on Wednesday to 991 on Thursday. As of Thursday there are 20 COVID positive patients in ICU beds that's down from23 the day prior. The number of ventilators in use also dropped , from 17 on Wednesday to 13 on Thursday.